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The decline of the Cowboys’ empire began in 1994

After a second-straight Super Bowl win over Buffalo in January, the Cowboys were early favorites to make it three in a row at the end of the 1994 season. Barring catastrophic injuries,…

August 12, 2023, 5:00 am

Emmitt "shoulders" the load in must win game vs Giants 1

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by Richard Paolinelli

1993 was turmoil sandwiched around another championship

To call the 14 months between Dallas’ victory over the Bills in Super Bowl XXVII and the firing of Jimmy Johnson as tumultuous would be an understatement. Over that period of time,…

August 11, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys rode four winning streaks to a Super Bowl win in 1992

Just call 1992 the year of the three- and five-game win streaks in Dallas. The Cowboys would win three games, lose a game, then win five straight twice during the season. The…

August 10, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

The Cowboys reaped a bountiful harvest in 1991

The Herschel Walker trade paid off big in 1991 and continued to do so for several years to come. With the assets gained from that transaction, along with a few additional moves,…

August 9, 2023, 5:00 am

Dallas kicked off the 1990s with a Hall of Fame draft pick

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by Richard Paolinelli

Dallas kicked off 1990 with a Hall of Fame draft pick

By virtue of a league-worst 1-15 record in 1989, the Dallas Cowboys should have had the No. 1 pick in the 1990 NFL Draft. They didn’t because they gave up that pick…

August 8, 2023, 5:00 am

Jimmy Johnson discusses how Jerry Jones 'hurt' him before his departure from Dallas

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by Richard Paolinelli

Jerry Jones takes command as Cowboys hit rock bottom in 1989

If Jerry Jones’ had hoped to ride into town and be proclaimed ‘savior of the Dallas Cowboys’ he would be sorely disappointed. It wasn’t that changes didn’t need to be made. And…

August 7, 2023, 5:00 am

A bitter rivalry is born from the 1987 players’ strike 4

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by Richard Paolinelli

The curtain falls on several Cowboys in 1988

After enduring consecutive losing seasons the Cowboys were looking to turn things around in 1988. Tony Dorsett was traded to Denver during the offseason. Dallas even had a productive draft for a…

August 6, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

A bitter rivalry is born from the 1987 players’ strike

For the second time in the 1980s, the NFL players went out on strike after the first two games of the 1987 season. But unlike the 1982 strike, which saw seven weeks…

August 5, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

1 giant sack changed the trajectory of the 1986 season

The Cowboys entered the 1986 with high hopes and with very good reason. They would have the dynamic running back duo of Tony Dorsett and Herschel Walker to pound the football. They…

August 4, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

1 last hurrah for Tom Landry, Cowboys in 1985

The Cowboys came off of missing the playoffs in 1984 with an otherwise uneventful draft in the spring of 1985. They did net a starting guard in Crawford Ker in the third…

August 3, 2023, 5:00 am

A quarterback controversy arises in 1984 3

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by Richard Paolinelli

A quarterback controversy arises in 1984

The 1984 season was the Cowboys’ silver anniversary in the NFL. They had much to celebrate about their past. There would be very little to celebrate about the future for the next…

August 2, 2023, 5:00 am

One play in 1983 epitomized a decade of frustration in Dallas

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by Richard Paolinelli

1 play in 1983 epitomized a decade of frustration in Dallas

“No, Danny, no!” If you were watching the Cowboys play on television on Dec. 11, 1983, as I was, you already know what happened. For those of you that weren’t, here’s the…

August 1, 2023, 5:00 am

1982: Dallas strikes out with third NFC title game loss 3

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by Richard Paolinelli

1982: Dallas strikes out with third NFC title game loss

With the sting of a second-straight NFC Championship game loss still fresh, the Cowboys got even more bad news prior to the start of the 1982 season. Defensive stars Charlie Waters and…

July 31, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

1981: Danny White, Cowboys can’t “catch” a break

The Cowboys – coming off the disappointing ending of the previous campaign — reloaded for the 1981 season. They added offensive lineman Howard Richards (1st) and Glenn Titensor (3rd) in the draft…

July 30, 2023, 5:00 am

1980: Danny White’s impossible task begins 1

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by Richard Paolinelli

1980: Danny White’s impossible task begins

With Roger Staubach’s retirement in April, the Danny White Era officially began in Dallas. The biggest question that loomed over the Cowboys: Could he get it done, could he replace the legendary…

July 29, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

1979: The Captain’s last command

Despite the disappointing outcome of Super Bowl XIII months before, the Cowboys entered the 1979 season with high hopes. Despite his age (38) Roger Staubach appeared to be at the top of…

July 28, 2023, 5:00 am

1978: A familiar foe stands in the way of Dallas’ title defense 1

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by Richard Paolinelli

1978: A familiar foe stands in the way of Dallas’ title defense

Dallas began its title defense in the draft with three solid picks – but only managed to keep two of them in the fold. The Cowboys selected defensive end Larry Bethea in…

July 27, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

1977: The Cowboys stormed through the NFL for second championship

Still stinging from the upset loss to the Rams a few weeks earlier, the Cowboys committed grand theft draft pick in May of 1977. The Cowboys sent their first round pick of…

July 26, 2023, 7:00 am

1976: In a year of fireworks, Dallas fizzled at the end 3

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by Richard Paolinelli

1976: In a year of fireworks, Dallas fizzled at the end

Coming off the tough loss to the Steelers in Super Bowl X in January, the Cowboys went right to work on getting back to the title game. The way Lynn Swann had…

July 25, 2023, 9:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

1975: Cowboys rebounded with a vengeance

The Dallas Cowboys wasted little time shaking off the disappointment of the 1974 season. They literally had a monster draft in the spring of 1975. Or, should we say “Manster” draft? With…

July 24, 2023, 6:00 am

1974: A season of disappointment and departures 2

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by Richard Paolinelli

1974: A season of disappointment and departures

The Dallas Cowboys extended their consecutive winning season streak to nine straight in 1974. And that’s about all that was good about the year. Well, that and two of their draft picks…

July 23, 2023, 6:00 am

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Cowboys History- Page 7

The decline of the Cowboys’ empire began in 1994

1993 was turmoil sandwiched around another championship

Cowboys rode four winning streaks to a Super Bowl win in 1992

The Cowboys reaped a bountiful harvest in 1991

Dallas kicked off 1990 with a Hall of Fame draft pick

Jerry Jones takes command as Cowboys hit rock bottom in 1989

The curtain falls on several Cowboys in 1988

A bitter rivalry is born from the 1987 players’ strike

1 giant sack changed the trajectory of the 1986 season

1 last hurrah for Tom Landry, Cowboys in 1985

A quarterback controversy arises in 1984

1 play in 1983 epitomized a decade of frustration in Dallas

1982: Dallas strikes out with third NFC title game loss

1981: Danny White, Cowboys can’t “catch” a break

1980: Danny White’s impossible task begins

1979: The Captain’s last command

1978: A familiar foe stands in the way of Dallas’ title defense

1977: The Cowboys stormed through the NFL for second championship

1976: In a year of fireworks, Dallas fizzled at the end

1975: Cowboys rebounded with a vengeance

1974: A season of disappointment and departures

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